shaylin turner portfolio 2012

Portfolio

Shaylin Turner2012

Resume

Resume

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shaylin turner 3121 albert street orlando, FL 32806 407-968-3682 [email protected] Geographic Society

1145 17th Street NWWashington, DC 20036

Dear Madam or Sir, I am very interested in your photography internship. I am an active monthly reader, and I admire your photographers.

IamgraduatingfromWilliamR.BooneHighSchoolthisJune,andamgoingstraightintomyfirstyearof college starting this summer. Throughout my high school years I received experience with many different aspects of journalism. As a staffer for Boone publications, I have written news stories, covered different angles of photography, became familiar with design and layout through Adobe Indesign, photo edit-ing with Adobe Photoshop, and this year I became social media editor for hilights.org online newspaper.

Aside from my experience with journalism, I also have a passion for animals and I volunteer at my local animal shelter. During my senior year I held the title of vice president of Boone Animal Rescue Club. While in the club I volunteered at local community events, helped organize fundraisers, and took numerous photos and made promo videos. I am passionate about the work I love and I work hard to make it the best that I can.

I would love to be apart of National Geographic and learn through experience. I have attached my resume and clips of my work for reference. Thank you so much for your consideration and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Shaylin TurnerShaylin Turner

Enclosed: Resume

Per

sonal E

ssay

Journallism has slowly worked its way into my life since elementary school. I have always had this passion for writing that I cannot help but express. I love telling the story for othrs to read. Although I have always been a writer I was recently introduced to photography last year and absolutely fell in love with it. Being able to capture that single moment so that it is remembered for life is just amazing. Througout my academic carreer I have taken many creative writing courses, but was only introduced to journalism my junior year of high school. It was not until then that i=I knew I wanted to carry that out for the rest of my life. Many people do not quite comprehend what the job of a journalist requires and untilI started I had no idea what I was in for. Writing ethisc, different angles to take on a story, libel, design and layout, photography were only few of many new concepts I was introduced to.It was so much to learn and take on, but as much work as it was and has been I have so much fun doing it. Growing up writing so much I was almost positive that is what I would take on for a career, but now that I have seen all aspects of journalism, photography has become a big part of my life. My plans are to continue with photography after high school and work my way into photojourlalism where I can capture the rest of the world for others to see.

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sonal E

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This year, not only in journalism but school in general, has taught me that time management is key if you expect a positive outcome. Journalism has taught me to havediscipline and to stay organized. Although, I know I have so much more potential to put out there, I believe I grew as a journalist this year in so many ways. Beginning this year I was very nervous as to how I would take to being on a staff with working deadlines and so many guidelines to follow. It was a great learning expe-rience for me. The one thing I believe was one of the more important things I learned this year was the concept of edi-torialization. At first it was hard for me to not have my opinion in my stories, but as the year progressed I learned new and creative ways to approach my stories. This year I have definitely grown as a news writer and plan to continue that next year as I begin my first year of college. I am sad to say this will be my last year with Boone publications, but it has been the best experience and I wish everyone else the best of luck.

Ref

lection

#1

Ref

lection

#1

The piece I chose for this was my Boone Animal Rescue Club soundslide. This year B.A.R.C. became one of the biggest and most popular clubs at Boone. B.A.R.C. ‘s purpose is to save the lives of the many animals who do not have the power to save themselves. My goal was to be able to capture the passion and dedication these kids put forth for these helpless animals, Being the Vice President of the club myself I felt I had the responsibilty of letting people know what B.A.R.C. was re-ally all about. This was one of my easier assignments this year. I had a lot of fun getting the photos from the shelter and the local community events the club participated in. Being so passionate about these animals myself I really enjoyed being able to listen to and understand why so many others felt this same way. My first attempt with recording my interviews was hard because some of the members did not give long, thorough answers I would be able to use in the slide. It took me a few tries to finally get detailed answers out of my peers, but with the end result I think it was all definitely worth it. My favorite part about the whole slide is the impact that it leaves after watching it. When you hear everything that the club memebers have to say about their job and you see just what they do and the animals they deal with, I think it leaves a huge impact and it is just a touching piece.

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Ref

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#2

Ref

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#2

I chose my story on the AVID cookbook fundraiser for this reflection. Although I had a few interviews with the class instructor herself I still felt as if I was missing a lot of background to the topic. I understood what AVID was and the essential outcome they wanted from their cookbooks, but I could not quite figure out the best way to deliver that message with out a long story. In the first draft I had constructed, the cost for the cookbooks, the date they would stop selling and where to find out more information were all not listed in my story. The instructor was not sure of the end date of sales and was unsure of the whole thing herself which only made it more difficult for me to cover. But I eventually gathered most of what I needed and was able to post. In my final draft I believe I was more descriptive of the program and what exactly the purpose of the cookbooks were, but I still wish I could have made it more interesting and eye catching for my readers,

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Reflect

ion #3

Reflect

ion #3 This picture re

ally stands out to me. It has really

great action,

a good point of view and it

was not posed. It has rule of

thrids, good

central visual interest and it

fills the frame. I think it ca

ptures that

very moment where he went in for a sm

ootch and they both look so

happy. It just has an overall g

reat feeling about it.

REFLECTION #3

This is one of my favorite pictures that I have taken. Th

e

leading lines from the table cloth take you to the dog. The

y both

look so relaxed and happy. They are not

making eye contact with the

camera which I think adds more emotion to the picture

with the way

she is looking at the dog. It also has rule

of thirds, depth of field,

and fills the frame.

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I love this picture b

ecause I feel like although she is somewhat

posing it still looks natural. It does not

look as if she has a fake

smile or she is trying too hard. She looks h

appy to be doing what

she is doing and that is my favorite part abo

ut photography,

that very thing. It also has great rule of

thirds, central visual inter-

est and it fills the frame.

Re

flection

#4

Re

flection

#4

Being on hilights.org staff I contributed a lot to the website as far as photographs, sound slides and news stories. This year I became social media editor for hilights.org and it has been a whole knew experience for me. Although, I am very familiar with sites like Facebook and Twitter it was a whole knew thing to look at them with a journalistic point of view. It was a whole new learning experience for the whole class, but I think adding this position will essentially benefit all of the publications in the long run. Also some of my pictures appeared in this year’s Legend yearbook “We Are” on the Boone Animal Rescue Club spread, and previous issues of Hi-lights newspaper. Knowing that my photos were on a whole spread in the yearbook for people to remember forever is just an awesome feeling. Being able to experience photography with such a wide range was a great experience, as well as having several news stories published. I hope to take what I learned in this class and keep extending that knowledge for the rest of my school career.

Reflect

ion #5

Reflect

ion #5

This year itself has just been a major learning experience for me. I have learned to work as a team with a staff, how to keep up with deadlines and how to write proper news stories. This year I also learned how to make a sound slide and how to use programs like fetch and audacity. The most difficult thing for me this year would probably have to be keeping up with deadlines. I have always had a strong tendency for procrastination in school in general. Being on a publications staff really shows you how procrastinating is not a good trait to carry. You have a whole staff depending on you to contribute your part and you really have no room to mess up because it is you, your team and your school that you are representing. If I could go back to the beginning of high school that is the one thing I would change about myself. As I graduate this year I plan to take what I learned from my mistakes and make college a completely different experience. Being in this class has taught me so many life lessons and how to keep up with my responsibilities. If I ever have the feeling of procrastination arise again I know I just have to give myself the motivation to get it done because there is no reason it should not get done.

Reflect

ion #6

Reflect

ion #6

When we reached our midterm we were all asked the question “What is your greatest weakness?” When I first came to this question I wasn’t sure how to answer it, but after I did a lot of thinking I knew what my personal weakness was in that class, procrastination and lack of getting involved.

It was my first year on staff with Boone publications and I was not familiar with anyone. In the beginning I think we all lacked the concept of teamwork. We worked separately on everything and it just made everything all the more disorganized. I think once we all talked about it together and put everything out on the table we actually came together as a team and everything started to flow a lot better.

Shortly after the midterm publications took their trip to New York City, which I was lucky enough to participate in. After returning I felt more like a part of the staff than ever. We actually took the time to get to know each other and not focus on ourselves. I am proud to say I was a part of Boone publications and got to know everyone. I feel like we are all a big family now and do nothing but work together and help each other.

Reflect

ion #7

Reflect

ion #7

DM3. News writing

http://hilights.org/archives/6193

CSPA Gold Circle for digital media

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heir

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fere

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as a

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me,

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ith

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r frie

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wor

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num

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mic

s te

ache

r Bu

ffy D

owde

ll w

as fi

lled

with

grie

f for

th

e lif

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l, a

pit b

ull i

n da

nger

of b

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eut

hani

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bra

teac

her

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hani

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hiel

ds a

nd D

owde

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hear

ts s

unk

for

the

pupp

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hey

wan

ted

to ta

ke a

ctio

n to

stop

dog

s fro

m b

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eut

hani

zed

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to e

limin

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nega

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view

tow

ard

thei

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he p

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alw

ays h

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as

alw

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ad th

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her

fam

ily a

s wel

l so

we

both

hav

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love

for t

hese

dog

s,” D

owde

ll sa

id.

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sta

rted

the

Boon

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cue

Club

to

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dent

invo

lvem

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n sh

elte

rs an

d int

erac

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with

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mal

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sure

mem

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mitt

men

t, th

e cl

ub re

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ours

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mal

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f tim

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e ca

use,

it’s

grea

t and

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defin

itely

wor

th it

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nior

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lin

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k sa

id.

Juni

or M

arisa

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elds

com

plet

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er h

ours

with

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caus

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e lo

ved

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the

anim

als.

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hen

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t the

she

lter]

bec

ause

I k

now

I’m

doi

ng a

goo

d th

ing,

but

whe

n yo

u’re

ther

e a

lot i

t’s s

ad b

ecau

se y

ou re

aliz

e a

lot o

f the

dog

s yo

u se

e al

l the

tim

e ar

e be

ing

put d

own,

” Shi

elds

said

.Fo

r m

embe

rs,

the

diffi

cult

part

of v

olun

teer

ing

at

the

shel

ter

was

ack

now

ledg

ing

that

they

cou

ld n

ot fi

nd

ever

y an

imal

a h

ome

or c

ure

ever

y ill

ness

. W

hen

they

knew

that

ani

mal

s ha

d a

smal

l cha

nce

of s

urvi

val,

they

pr

ovid

ed th

em w

ith a

last

ing

bit o

f affe

ctio

n.“[

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g at

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she

lter]

giv

es m

e an

xiet

y at

tack

s ev

ery

singl

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e. I

t bot

hers

me

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mos

t out

of a

ll th

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ficer

s. [

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ents

] w

ill g

o th

ere

just

to

be w

ith t

he

dogs

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kno

w a

ren’

t goi

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mak

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out,

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that

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met

hing

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neve

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dell

said

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ved

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r she

was

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alth

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to a

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me.

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eat t

hing

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it s

how

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to

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them

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thin

k of

the

inno

cent

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als t

hat c

anno

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ak fo

r the

mse

lves

,” Sh

ield

s sai

d.Th

e st

uden

ts

and

teac

her

spon

sors

of

ten

volu

ntee

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at t

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helte

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tha

n th

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ub

requ

ired,

as

it w

as m

ore

than

an

oblig

atio

n to

th

em;

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as a

n ex

pres

sion

of l

ove

tow

ards

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of

ten

negl

ecte

d an

imal

s tha

t des

erve

d at

tent

ion.

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om B

ARC]

I h

ave

lear

ned

a lo

t ab

out

grow

ing

up a

nd re

spon

sibili

ty a

nd th

at y

ou c

an’t

take

adv

anta

ge o

f any

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ds sa

id.

[holly

smith]

mem

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BA

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[1] s

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es.

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ors K

atel

ynn

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idso

n an

d Be

nny

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ero

wor

k a

tabl

e at

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silen

t auc

tion.

“BA

RC is

impo

rtant

to m

e be

caus

e I h

elp

give

dog

s tha

t hav

e be

en se

vere

ly b

eate

n a

good

lovi

ng h

ome,

” Dav

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n sa

id. [2

] all e

ars.

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e sil

ent a

uctio

n,

psyc

holo

gy te

ache

r Rob

in K

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assig

ns p

artic

ipan

ts th

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umbe

rs a

nd p

ets

one

of th

e do

gs.

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ke th

at [B

ARC]

brin

gs a

ll di

ffere

nt

kind

s of k

ids t

oget

her f

or o

ne th

ing

they

’re a

ll pa

ssio

nate

abo

ut,”

King

said

. [3

] sm

ooch

in’.

Play

ing

with

one

of t

he d

ogs u

p fo

r ad

optio

n, ju

nior

Cyd

ne H

umph

reys

get

s kiss

es.

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RC] i

s em

otio

nal b

ecau

se y

ou h

ave

a lif

e in

you

r han

ds a

nd g

oing

thro

ugh

the

shel

ters

mak

es u

s all

depr

esse

d, b

ut k

now

ing

we’

re h

elpi

ng is

rew

ardi

ng,”

Hum

phre

ys sa

id.

club

sav

ed a

nim

al’s

live

s th

roug

h re

scue

s

photo/ Shaylin Turner


photo/ Shaylin Turner

Why is

BARC

importan

t to

you?

Mem

bers

talk

abo

ut w

hy

they

’re in

volv

ed in

the

club

an

d w

hat m

akes

it sp

ecia

l.

Coop

er B

rock

, jun

ior

BARC

is

impo

rtant

to

me

beca

use

it’s

a re

ally

goo

d ca

use

and

it’s

som

ethi

ng th

at e

very

one

can

mak

e a

diffe

renc

e in

. Yo

u do

n’t h

ave

to

have

som

e so

rt of

spe

cial

pow

er y

ou ju

st h

ave

to b

e w

illin

g to

hel

p be

caus

e th

ere’

s alw

ays w

ork

to b

e do

ne.

Nic

ole

Smit

h, ju

nior

BARC

is im

porta

nt to

me

beca

use

not o

nly

shou

ld h

uman

bei

ngs h

ave

a ch

ance

at a

good

life

but

so sh

ould

anim

als.

It al

so m

akes

me

feel

bet

ter

as a

per

son

to b

e sa

ving

inno

cent

ani

mal

s’ liv

es.

BARC



phot

o/Cy

dne

Hum

phre

ysph

oto/

Shay

lin T

urne

r

puppy lov

e. H

uggi

ng a

shel

ter d

og, s

enio

r Ca

ther

ine

Ham

ilton

show

s her

wha

t’s re

al

love

. “I

feel

like

I’m

mak

ing

a di

ffere

nce

in

the

anim

als’

lives

. Ju

st b

y w

alki

ng th

em a

nd

taki

ng th

em o

utsid

e, th

ey lo

ve y

ou a

nd g

ive

you

kiss

es,”

Ham

ilton

said

. H

amilt

on w

as

the

BARC

hist

oria

n.

Clips

unique “I feel special to be here since the school has been around for 60 years,” senior Tyler Seithel said.

Corey Davis

Kaitlin Davis

Madison Davis

Sarah Davis

Brooke Dawkins

Jessica Day

Gabriela De La Zerda

Rodrigo Delgado

Bianca Deliz

Ariel Devletian

Megan Devlin

Daniela Diaz

Deemarie Diaz

Fernandez Diaz

Andrew Dickerson

MIRANDAADAMS

“One fight during freshman year a lot of people started beating on each other. They were in riot mode.”

BILLYNEAL

AKIADANIELS

JONATHANALVAREZ

EMILYWEISS

What is the

MARCWISNIEWSKI

GERALDGRAY

“My first day last year, I sat at the popular table not knowing and they threw food at me.”

“Joining the step team; I never do anything productive.”

“The big fight that happened probably two years ago the last day of school.”

“The bonfires, going to rallies and football games. Everybody yelling.”

‘I got into a fight last year. Stupid petty best friend drama. It got broken up by our friends. It wasn’t too crazy.”

[kristopher stough and shaylin turner]

“This place is kind of boring, like the stupid questions people ask me. I just moved here from France.”

CRAZIEST thing that happened to you on campus?

Ashley Danner

Patrick Darin

Trevor Darr

Marina David

Brendan Davidson

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